1、课时训练(九)Units 1-2(八下) (限时:30分钟). 阅读理解Parents of very young children know this: You catch your child in the act of stealing the cookiethe evidence of candy written on his or her face. However, you usually get a wide-eyed answer, “I didnt do it!”Learning to tell the truth, even at the risk of punishmen
2、t, is an important part of moral(道德) development, and new research suggests it can take seven or more years for kids to get there.Early 2017, Professor Craig E.Smith published a study. He and his workmates chose 48 children between four and nine years of age. They told the kids a story about a boy o
3、r girl doing something wrong, such as taking a classmates toy or candy, and then either lying about the wrongdoing to a parent or confessing(承认) it. In each case, they asked the children. How would the child feel? How would the mother feel?The childrens answers were generally divided according to ag
4、e, which is in agreement with the stolen candy, lying and getting unpunished. They imagined the parent in the study would be angry with the child who confessed. However, the seven-to-nine-year-olds were more likely(可能的) to think the child would feel better confessing the crime and that the parent wo
5、uld have positive(积极的) feelings towards a confessor.Smith says,“Kids of all ages who expect that a parent would feel happy about a childs confession are more likely to tell the truth rather than lie. Reward the honesty even if you feel you must punish the wrong action.” He adds, what parents can lea
6、rn from these studies is to listen calmly without getting angry right away when their child confesses.1.The writer writes Paragraph 1 to .()A.show part of a new researchB.give the main idea of the passageC.tell a very unusual storyD.introduce the following text2.Paragraph 2 mainly tells us .()A.kids
7、 cant tell “right” from “wrong”B.it takes time for kids to learn to tell the truthC.its wrong to punish kids for telling the truthD.all the kids are willing to confess to a bad act3.The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 3 means .A.Professor Smith and his workmates()B.the four-to-five-year-oldsC.ch
8、ildren between four and nine years oldD.the seven-to-nine-year-olds4.The passage mainly tells us that .()A.parents should never get angry after their childrens confessionsB.younger children are more likely than older kids to confess to a bad actC.the four-to-five-year-old children would feel better
9、confessing the crimeD.parents should show positive feelings about their childrens confessions.2019衢州 完形填空Last October, I told my pupils in Pompton School about my plan. “Id like you to do jobs to make some 1,” I said. “Then well buy food for someone in need.”I wanted them to experience that its 2 to
10、 give than to receive. I hoped they could experience a sense of their own ability to make a change. Early in Thanksgiving week, the children couldnt wait to 3. Before paying for the turkey and other food we chose in the supermarket, Kristine cried. “Flowers!” And the group all ran toward the holiday
11、 4.“You cant eat flowers!” I said 5. After all, it was helpful to buy more food. “But Mrs. Sherlock,” came the loud 6, “we want flowers.”In the middle of the plants, there was a pot of unusually purple mums. “7 will like this one,” the children agreed. 8the address of a poor grandmother who had live
12、d alone for years, we set off. An hour later, we stopped in front of a small house. A thin woman with a 9 face came to meet us. As the kids carried all the food in, the old woman oohed and aahedmuch to her visitors pleasure. When Amy put the mums on the table, the woman seemed 10. “Shes wishing it w
13、as a bag of food,” I thought. “11 is your close friend in the woods?” Michael asked. The woman brightened.“The birds. They often fly over for food 12I share my bread with them,” she said. Then we returned to the car. Through the window we saw her walk past the turkey, straight to the 13. She put her
14、 face in them and looked up with a big smile. She was 14 before our eyes! In that one short moment, the children had seen for themselves the 15 they owned to make a change. Sometimes a person needed a pot of nice purple flowers on a dark November day. ()1.A.friendsB.mistakes C.moneyD.room ()2.A.chea
15、perB.betterC.saferD.funnier()3.A.take a walkB.do houseworkC.have a restD.go shopping()4.A.cardsB.campsC.plantsD.photos()5.A.unhappilyB.warmlyC.carelesslyD.freely()6.A.voiceB.musicC.soundD.noise()7.A.HeB.IC.YouD.She()8.A.AtB.WithC.InD.After()9.A.proudB.fatC.sadD.handsome()10.A.relaxedB.boredC.worried
16、D.surprised()11.A.WhoB.HowC.WhyD.Where()12.A.althoughB.butC.becauseD.if()13.A.booksB.flowersC.woodsD.rooms()14.A.changedB.brokenC.treatedD.refused()15.A.habitB.abilityC.interestD.courage. 语法填空阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Josh: Do you know about “pay it forward coffee” at Flora Caf?Eric: You m
17、ean 1.(volunteer) pay for a cup of coffee for someone poor to have it later?Josh: Yeah. A cup of coffee is not much, but 2. cold winter days like today, it might warm 3.(they) up a little. And maybe their hearts too.Eric: But will Flora Caf 4.(real) give this cup of coffee to someone later?Josh: Com
18、e on. Ive known the shopkeeper well. Hes 5. honest man. Hes got a blackboard in the shop that says how many cups 6.(pay) for and how many have been given out.Eric: But how will they know 7. to give? Anyone can ask for it, even if theyre not poor.Josh: True, 8. then I guess theyll just have to believ
19、e in people.Eric: Perhaps. But will poor people go and ask for a free coffee? Wont they worry about 9.(lose) face?Josh: Why do you always say things like that?Eric: Well, it may happen.Josh: Yeah, I know, but I still think its a good thing 10., and it gets people to care about others. 单词拼写根据下列句子及所给的
20、首字母,写出各单词的正确、完全形式(每空限填一词)。1.I cant thank you enough for your k.2.I have no d making myself understood. 3.The painting has been returned to its rightful o. 4.We must come to a d about what to do next by tomorrow.5.I see what you m, but I still think its worth trying.6.I didnt sleep well last night, s
21、o I have a h.7.A v is a person who does a job without being paid for it. 8.Its almost 15 years old. It isnt worth having it r. 9.We are r money for charity. 10.The children were e about opening their presents.【参考答案】.主旨大意Professor Craig E. Smith 的研究报告向我们介绍了面对错误时,不同年龄的孩子的表现,同时启示家长应该采取怎样的态度对待孩子。1.D 结构分
22、析题。作者写第一段是为了引出下文的研究报告,以寻求其原因。2.B细节理解题。根据第二段“and new research suggests it can take seven or more years for kids to get there.”可知,研究表明孩子要学会说实话需要7年或7年以上。故选B。3.A细节理解题。根据前文“He and his workmates chose 48 children between four and nine years of age.”可知they指代“Professor Craig E. Smith and his workmates”。 故选A
23、。4.D.主旨大意本文是一篇记叙文,介绍了一位老师希望自己的学生能通过自己赚钱为有需要的人买食物。作者希望自己的学生体验到给予比接受更好,也希望他们能够感受到自己拥有改变别人的能力。1.C考查名词辨析。friend朋友;mistake错误;money钱;room空间。根据下句可知想让学生们做一些工作来挣钱。故选C。2.B考查形容词辨析。cheap便宜的;good好的;safe安全的;funny好笑的。根据下句“I hoped they could experience a sense of their own ability to make a change.”可知上句句意:我想要他们感受到“
24、给予要比接受更好”。表示“更好”应用better。故选B。3.D考查动词短语辨析。take a walk散步;do housework做家务;have a rest休息;go shopping购物。由下句可知,孩子正在超市购物,说明该句意是:在感恩节的前一周,孩子们迫不及待去购物了。故选D。4.C考查名词辨析。card卡片;camp营帐;plant植物;photo照片。“花”属于“植物”。故选C。5.A考查副词辨析。unhappily不高兴地;warmly温暖地;carelessly粗心地;freely自由地。由下句“After all, it was helpful to buy more
25、food.”可知,作者认为买食物更有帮助,因此该句意是:我生气地说:“你不能吃花”。表示“不高兴地”应用unhappily。故选A。6.A考查名词辨析。voice嗓音;music音乐;sound声音;noise噪声。句意:“但是夏洛克夫人,”传来了孩子们的喊声,“我们想要鲜花。” 表示“嗓音”应用voice。故选A。7.D考查代词辨析。根据下一段的a poor grandmother可知此处应用she。故该句意是:“她会喜欢这个的,”孩子们都同意了。故选D。8.B考查介词辨析。句意:拿着一位多年来独自生活的可怜老奶奶的地址,我们出发了。表示伴随,应用介词with。故选B。9.C考查形容词辨析。
26、proud自豪的;fat胖的;sad悲伤的;handsome帅气的。根据下文妇女的言行可知此处应用sad,表示“悲伤的”。该句意是:一个脸上带着悲伤的瘦女人来迎接我们。故选C。10.D考查形容词辨析。relaxed放松的;bored厌倦的;worried担忧的;surprised惊讶的。根据下句“Shes wishing it was a bag of food, I thought.”可知上句句意是:当埃米把菊花放在桌子上时,这个女人似乎很惊讶。表示“惊讶”应用surprised。故选D。11.A考查疑问词辨析。who谁;how如何;why为什么;where哪里。根据下句“The woman
27、 brightened. The birds” 可知上句是询问“谁”,应用who。故选A。12.C考查连词辨析。although虽然;but但是;because因为;if如果。前句“They often fly over for food” 是后句 “I share my bread with them”的结果。表示“原因”应用连词because。故选C。13.B考查名词辨析。book书;flower花;wood木头;room房间。此处指上文提到的花。故选B。14.A考查动词辨析。change改变;break打破;treat招待;refuse拒绝。根据上文与下文提到的make a change可知此处应用changed。故选A。15.B考查名词辨析。habit习惯;ability能力;interest兴趣;courage勇气。此处与第二段相呼应:孩子们拥有改变别人的能力。故选B。.1.volunteers2.on3.them4.really5.an6.are paid7.who8.but9.losing10.to do.1.kindness2.difficulty3.owner4.decision5.mean6.headache7.volunteer 8.repaired9.raising10.excited
